Is cadmium a human carcinogen?

G Kazantzis, RG Blanks, KR Sullivan - IARC scientific publications, 1992 - europepmc.org
Continuing observations on cadmium-exposed workers have failed to yield evidence of an
increased mortality from prostatic cancer, as initially suspected. There is, however, evidence …

[PDF][PDF] Cadmium exposure and prostate cancer: insights, mechanisms and perspectives

V Rapisarda, E Miozzi, C Loreto… - Front Biosci …, 2018 - article.imrpress.com
Cadmium (Cd) is a metal found in group 12 (IIB) of the periodic table of elements together
with zinc, a metal with which it is often conjugated in nature. Occupational exposure to Cd …

Does Environmental Exposure to Cadmium Representa Health Risk? Conclusions from the Cadmibel Study

R Lauwerys, A Bernard, JP Buchet, H Roels… - Acta Clinica …, 1991 - Taylor & Francis
Cadmium is a very dispersive pollutant which has Progressively accumulated in the
environment mainly in the areas where nonferrous smelters have been in operation. An …

Cadmium and prostate cancer

MP Waalkes, S Rehm - … and Environmental Health, Part A Current …, 1994 - Taylor & Francis
Prostatic cancer is a common and frequently lethal malignant disease. In the United States
and other countries the incidence and mortality rate of prostate cancer continue to rise …

Prostate‐specific antigen levels in relation to cadmium exposure and zinc intake: results from the 2001–2002 national health and nutrition examination survey

E Van Wijngaarden, EA Singer, GS Palapattu - The Prostate, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Cadmium exposure has been suggested as a risk factor for prostate cancer,
and experimental literature suggests that the carcinogenic effect of cadmium is modified by …

Environmental exposure to cadmium and risk of cancer: a prospective population-based study

T Nawrot, M Plusquin, J Hogervorst, HA Roels… - The lancet …, 2006 - thelancet.com
Background Cadmium is a ubiquitous environmental pollutant, which accumulates in the
human body such that 24-h urinary excretion is a biomarker of lifetime exposure. We aimed …

Occupation, cadmium exposure, and prostate cancer

N Abd Elghany, MC Schumacher, ML Slattery… - …, 1990 - journals.lww.com
A population-based case-control study was used to investigate associations between
prostate cancer and cadmium exposure, longest industry held, and longest occupation held …

[HTML][HTML] Observational study of the association between air cadmium exposure and prostate cancer aggressiveness at diagnosis among a nationwide retrospective …

V Vijayakumar, MR Abern, JS Jagai… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Although studies have investigated cadmium and prostate cancer (PC) incidence and
mortality, the role of cadmium in PC progression might be more clinically relevant. In this …

Cadmium, lung and prostate cancer: a systematic review of recent epidemiological data

V Verougstraete, D Lison, P Hotz - Journal of Toxicology and …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Cadmium (Cd) and its compounds were classified as" carcinogenic to humans (Group 1)" by
IARC in 1993. The observation of an increased number of lung cancers in a US cohort of …

Role of cadmium in carcinogenesis with special reference to cancer of the prostate

M Piscator - Environmental Health Perspectives, 1981 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
It has been shown in animal experiments that injections of large amounts of cadmium cause
sarcoma at injection sites or testicular damage and eventually testicular tumors. Long-term …